LGV Catalog
RENAISSANCE LUTE
Down in the Dompes
$25.00 USD + postage*
The collected English Lute Dumps
Variations on popular Renaissance grounds, such as the Romanesca and the
Passamezzo
antico. Mostly anonymous but some by John Johnson or attributed to
Philip van Wilder.
Sources include Ballet, Dallis, Folger
“Dowland,” RA58, ML, and others.
24 pieces, 109 pages, including an introduction, editorial notes, and
full commentary.
English/French tablature.
Edited by Michael Fink.
ISBN 978-0-9845722-1-2
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Cesare Negri, Le Gratie d'Amore $25.00 USD + postage*
The 43 Lute Dances
Courtly dances of the late Renaissance taken from Negri's famous dance instruction manual. Lively and refreshing, yet not difficult to play. In addidtion to generic dance types, such as the basse danse, branle, allemana, canario, and pavaniglia, the contents include fancifully titled dances, such as “Il Torneo amoroso,” “Bizzarro,” and “Laura gentile.”
95 pages, including a substantial introduction and commentary on each dance.
French tablature. Edited by Michael Fink.
ISBN 978-0-9845722-3-6
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BAROQUE GUITAR
Antoine Carré, Livre de Guitarre (1671) $20.00 USD + postage*
Facsimile Edition. Introduction by Monica Hall
A beautiful facsimile of the first guitar book by Antoine Carré, Sieur de La Grange, from the period of Corbetta and Visée. Reformatted with two original images per page for fewer page turns. James Tyler (2002) has written, “Carré's music is first-rate. He is especially adept at using high notes along with open courses to achieve tone colour.” Monica Hall has provided the insightful and informative Introduction as well as translations of all original texts.
17 pieces, tuning chart, and basso continuo instruction, 36 pages.
ISBN 978-0-9845722-2-9
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François Campion, Sonatina, Suites, and Fugues $20.00
USD + postage*
A Critital Performance Edition (French Tablature)
Unusual, ingenious, and intriguingly beautiful music, including one of the earliest independent sonatina, short suites, three fulsome fugues, natural harmonics, and other expressive devices. Music that rewards the effort of practicing.
104 pages, including an extensive introduction and notes on performance.
ISBN 978-0-9845722-5-0
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VIHUELA
Luys de Narváez, Seys Libros del Delphín (1538)
$55.00 USD + postage*
A Critital Performance Edition in M-tab
(2 volumes)
The complete vihuela music by Narváez, first master of instrumental variations. Vol. 1 contains an extensive introduction, an up-to-date biography, M-tab information, Narváez's texts, critical notes on the tablatures, and notated vocal parts for the songs.Volume 2 contains all the tablatures edited in M-tab, including 14 spectacular fantasias, the famous (and lesser known) variations, intabulations, and vihuela parts to the songs: all together, 33 substantial works.
(Volumes not sold separately.)
ISBN 978-0-9845722-4-3
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Vacas for Vihuela (or lute)
$12.00 USD + postage*
The collected variations on
“Guárdame las vacas”
Variations on the Romanesca by a range of Spanish Golden Age composers,
including Narváez, Mudarra, Valderrábano, Pisador, and Paez. Appendix
contains music
for 4-course guitar by Mudarra and a vihuela intabulation of variations
by Venegas de
Henestrosa.
10 pieces, 35 pages, including an introduction and editorial notes.
French tablature.
Edited by Michael Fink.
ISBN 978-0-9845722-0-5
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